Is It a Fiddle or a Violin?

Partnership Program With The Nashville Symphony

Learn the fascinating history of this stringed instrument from its Italian origins to its adaptation in the British Isles and arrival in the United States. This one-of-a-kind, toe-tapping program is presented by two professional musicians and features guided tours of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Is It a Fiddle or a Violin? challenges students to think about the versatility of an instrument and the relationship between the past and the world around them.

See our website for date and time: CountryMusicHallofFame.org/SchoolPrograms

135 MINUTES | K–5

10–120 Students

Music, Performing Arts, SEL, Social Studies

SELECT STANDARDS

TN Music Foundations: R1, R2, Cn1, Cn2

TN Social Studies: SSP.01, SSP.05, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 2.02

Social and Emotional Learning Indicators: 1D, 2A, 3C, 4B, 5B

Presented in partnership with

· STEAM: Listening Technology over Time

· STEAM: Science of Sound at Historic RCA Studio B

· String City

WORDS & MUSIC FOR HOMESCHOOL

Homeschool students can strengthen their creative writing skills by participating in the Words & Music songwriting program. Through five weekly classes, students are guided by a Museum educator and songwriter to create their own song lyric. The course culminates with a performance workshop that features a selection of student lyrics set to music by a professional songwriter.

See our website for date and time: CountryMusicHallofFame.org/Learn/Homeschool-Programs